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distinct seedlings, such as Gloire de Toulouse, Miron. Ornament 

 de la Nature, Soleild'Or, Carnot, and Madame Delaux. No other 

 raiser has been so successful, and, if he continues his labours of 

 skilful cross-fertilisation and selection, one can scarcely predict 

 the point where his triumphs may end. M. Delaux has kindly 

 informed me that he grows his seed-bearing plants in pots in the 

 open air, but removes them into the houses on the approach of 

 damp weather in October, or into special structures wherein the 

 flowers can be kept perfectly dry, and air admitted freely during 

 fine weather. As will have been gathered by references through- 

 out this paper, atmospheric drought is the essential factor in 

 seed saving, and this is a point M. Delaux particularly emphasises 

 in his letter to me. 



A Selection of the Chrysanthemum Seedlings raised by 

 M. Simon Delaux. 



Bouquet Fait 



Fanny Boucharlet 



Fernand Feral 



Flamme de Punch 



Hiver Fleuri 



Japonais 



L'lle des Plaisirs 



Margot 



M. Astorg 



Madame John Laing 



„ Bertier Rendatler 

 M. Tarin 

 Mr. W. Holmes 

 M. Gamier 

 Dr. Macary 

 M. John Laing 

 L' Adorable 

 Madame de Sevin 



M. Delaux issues every year a descriptive catalogue (illus- 

 trated) of his new seedlings, which, together with his general 

 Chrysanthemum catalogue, should be in the hands of all 

 admirers of this flower. Beautiful and distinct as some of the 

 Continental seedlings are, there can be no doubt that the selection 

 of varieties might have been more rigid, seeing the weeding-out 

 which purchasers in this country have had to do for themselves 

 after paying high prices for delicate or worthless novelties. 

 The new seedling varieties of the past two seasons were, generally 

 speaking, below our average standards of to-day, and are not 

 to be compared with the best English seedlings reared from 

 Continental seed by Mr. Cannell (Avalanche), Mr. J. Laing 

 (Stanstead White), or Mr. Stevens, a success that is most en- 

 couraging. 



America. — In America the Chrysanthemum has been a 

 favourite winter flower for the past eight or ten years, and Dr. 

 H. P. Walcott began to rear seedlings about the year 1879, he 



